Need a new hairdryer

I think my hairdryer is on its last legs – it makes a shrill noise when it’s first turned on, which dies down after a few seconds but it doesn’t sound good. It also often smells like something is burning inside – I’ve removed the filter at the back but Read more…

Project use it the F*%@ Up!

This idea concerned me when I rediscovered my Mirabella Outshine lip gloss in Illusion, which I keep in a pen holder on my desk at work.  I absolutely love this lip gloss, it’s probably one of my top 5 coloured lip products of all time.  But can you believe that this particular tube Read more…

Makeup and charm blog Monday Poll, Vol. 709

So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, as opposed to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of much more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). 1. Read more…

Project focus 10: Shu Uemura brow:sword

Firstly, pleased Chinese Lunar new Year! It’s the year of the Monkey!   Last year I dedicated a post on red makeup in my stash in celebration of CNY – go check it out! Today though, as part of project focus 10, I’ll be evaluating the Shu Uemura brow:sword: It retails for Read more…

Happy Halloween!

delighted Halloween! Today I’m reminded of those awesomely grotesque trading cards called Garbage pail youngsters (GPK): The characters depicted were a modification of Cabbage patch youngsters dolls (which I likewise loved) in ghastly situations with a punny twist on their names.  I really had a couple of packs of the GPK cards as Read more…

Versatile award & Premio Dardos award

I was double identified by happiness of Styled with happiness as well as Crystal of nerdylibrariangirl for this award mash-up!  Both blogs are my must-reads as well as they’ve supplied great deals of support on my blog!  Thank you extremely much! Premio Dardos is Spanish for “Prize Darts” as well as Read more…

Miranda Sings award

After a week of unfavorable reviews, I believed for today I’d publish something positive! I was nominated for the Miranda Sings award by the beautiful Kristy of HippyLip – if you’re not complying with her, you truly should! thanks for the nod. Rules: • reveal your nomination with a post, Read more…

Tony Moly Pocket Bunny moist mist

I got this cute little facial mist in January from a local Korean market. The TonyMoly Pocket Bunny moist mist cost me $14 for 60ml from a bricks & mortar store but I’ve seen it being sold for around $8 online. First thing: the bottle is a-DOR-a-ble! I feel horrible Read more…